Spurs officially hire Telep as draft scouting coordinator

SAN ANTONIO – The Spurs have officially hired former ESPN.com senior recruiting analyst Dave Telep as their draft scouting coordinator, the team announced on Tuesday.

Telep’s hiring was first reported this summer by Yahoo! Sports. Telep covered basketball recruiting for 16 years, launching his own scouting service in 2001. Dave Telep Scouting Services was eventually utilized by more than 200 Division I college programs.

He also served as a sideline reporter for ESPNU and a studio analyst for Recruiting Nation.